Company Overview

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent.  CCBA is a market leader in the NARTD (non-alcoholic ready to drink market) in Africa. CCBA has an extensive footprint in Africa, employing over 14 000 employees.  

Key Purpose Statement

Support EABSC’s advocacy work on behalf of various departments of the company and provide full-fledged legal support for functions. 

Organisation 

The role will report to the LC & PAC Director

Describe the level of interaction within and outside of the company as well as the nature and purpose of the interaction.  

• Interactions with Leaders.

• Interactions with representative Unions. 

• Interaction with legal bodies.

• Interaction with Legislative Authorities to ensure legislative compliance.

• Interaction with Attorneys.

Key Outputs and Accountabilities

Pre-emptive and pro-active legal counselling

• Builds strong, respectful relationships, based on integrity, with all designated stakeholders

• Provide legal advice to business leaders 

• Identify potential areas involving legal risk and take pro-active measures 

• Manages interactions with 3rd party contractors, including Attorneys, to provide specialist advice and support, in particular as it relates to Court matters. 

• Analyze and interprate Legal issues, identifies core problems , and develop solution options;

• Reprsent the company in Judicial and quasi-judicial organs; 

• Prepares statement of claims,defenses, petitions, appeals and other written memoranda concerning legal disputes; 

Contract Management

• Collects, records and analyzes data necessary for the preparation of contracts, negotiations, pleadings and defenses;

• Draft and revise contractual agreements concerning the company;

Function Support

• Prepares and provides staff training manuals and training on labor law and the Collective Bargaining Agreement and related issues to appropriate staff of the company; 

• Participate in disciplinary hearings and provide legal opinion

• Participate in the investigation and taking appropriate legal actions to rectify theft, and other criminal offenses; 

• Assist in managing the company’s regulatory affairs;

• Advocate and assist the company’s Tax Lobbying mission 

Reporting to: LC & PAC Director

Job Requirements

Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Laws 

Experience

• 3 years’ experience

• Minimum 1 year corporate experience, preferably in FMCG environment

• In–depth knowledge of country substantive and procedural Laws

Competencies 

• Administration

• Detail Focused

• Takes initiative

• Interpersonal empathy

• Good written and verbal communication

• Excellent Negotiation Skills.

• Ability to influence and persuade.

• Business acumen.

• Technical process expertise.

• Excellent problem solving ability.

• Ability to establish trust.

• Stakeholder/ relationship management.

• Practice and promote integrity and ethical behaviour.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply using cocacola@ethiojobs.net